IN RE DOE

No. 24107.

74 P.3d 998 (2003)

102 Hawai`i 246

In the Interest of John DOE, Born September 17, 1984, Minor-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

August 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cindy A.L. Goodness, Deputy Public Defender, On the briefs, for minor-appellant.

Arleen Y. Watanabe, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, On the briefs, for appellee State of Hawai`i.

MOON, C.J., LEVINSON, J., and Circuit Judge HIFO, in Place of ACOBA, J., who is Unavailable; Circuit Judge MASUOKA, Assigned by Reason of Vacancy, Concurring Separately, and with whom NAKAYAMA, J., Joins.


Opinion of the Court by MOON, C.J.

Minor-appellant John Doe (Minor) appeals from a family court order entered after he was orally adjudicated as a law violator. Appellee State of Hawai`i (the prosecution) contends that Minor's appeal contains jurisdictional defects that mandate dismissal. For the reasons discussed herein, we agree and, therefore, dismiss this appeal.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Minor's Prior Adjudications

Minor was adjudicated...

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